Fans of Tim McGraw and Kenny Chesney came prepared Sunday for the heat at the Brothers of the Sun Tour at Paul Brown Stadium.

Some of the concertgoers, who had been at the stadium since 10 a.m., said they were ready for what's going to be a marathon in the heat in the seven-hour concert.

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Fans said they've been wearing their sunscreen, making sure they've brought spray bottles and are choosing water over beer. Fans said they were prepared for the worst.

"It's miserable, but we're having a good time. I feel like the sun's beating on us, but we made sure we brought a tent and we tried parking close to a tree. We make sure we get a little bit of shade, but we got to move as the shade shifts," concertgoer Scott Evans said.

Sheriff's deputies said they are sure they're going to be making dozens of runs to the hospital for heat exhaustion and dehydration.

Eventually, it wasn't the sun that caused the biggest problems.

Music stopped in the middle of Tim McGraw's set after thunder and lightning started at about 7:30 p.m. Everyone was told to take shelter inside the concourse, and that the concert would pick back up once the weather cleared.

"It came down to, fast and hard. It poured. I got drenched, and then we saw these bags next to the beer stands and helped ourselves," said concertgoer Cyndee Thomas.

"It poured. People were kind of, like, everybody for themselves, but there were no tramples or anything," said concertgoer Teresa Endicott.

Fan Melissa Kinman said everyone was asked to leave their seats when the weather took a turn for the worse.

"(McGraw) had just finished his song and it started lightning and thundering, and people went for cover," Kinman said. "The big scaffolding; we were right by those that were on the field, and I was like, this isn’t such a good idea. (It) doesn’t feel real safe for the kids, so we decided to go home."

Fans said signs inside the stadium promised the concert would continue when the weather passed.

"By the time everyone got out of there, it quit raining," Thomas said.